Oneway has a tool called the Termite tool that I believe is primarily used
for hollowing. I was thinking about buying it and was wondering what you
opinions about it was.
Thanks

Hello Pete,

The Termite tool has been around for quite a while and it works very well in
limited situations. You can snap off the cutting end if you get a catch, or
if you're too aggressive. Also, the length and ergonomics of the tool limit
its overall use, but in some situations, it works quite well.

If you really want to hollow, there are lots of hollowing systems out there
that can accommodate almost any situation you require. If you are just doing
light and shallow hollowing, the Termite will fit the bill. Take care and
all the best to you and yours!


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opinions about it was.
Thanks



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Pete
the termite is a good tool although I would buy the bit and make the handle.
I think the shaft on the commercial version is a bit light. On the other
hand, this is just a variation on a hook tool. These are easy to make. Take
a look at the tool section on my site for instruction on maiking your own.
There are also videos and hints on using the hook tool which will help if
you want to use a Termite.

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www.aroundthewoods.com

"Pete" wrote in message
m...
Oneway has a tool called the Termite tool that I believe is primarily used
for hollowing. I was thinking about buying it and was wondering what you
opinions about it was.
Thanks

Hi Pete

The termite is a nice tool, works well, but it has a learning curve,
you can take very nice cuts in the bottom of boxes or vases, it works
best on end grain, here's a link to a site with additional info.
It is Herman de Vries website, go to tools and tips and you will find
some good info there on the termite, but also on more than just that, a
good site to bookmark, right next to Darrells

http://www.hdv.net/

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo
http://homepage.mac.com/l.vanderloo/PhotoAlbum30.html

Pete wrote:
Oneway has a tool called the Termite tool that I believe is primarily used
for hollowing. I was thinking about buying it and was wondering what you
opinions about it was.
Thanks

"Pete" wrote in message
m...
Oneway has a tool called the Termite tool that I believe is primarily used
for hollowing. I was thinking about buying it and was wondering what you
opinions about it was.

It's a gouge mounted at 90 degrees to the handle. Used as such, it will
trim endgrain at the bottom of a piece if you can get a steep enough entry
angle to start peeling. Position, pull and roll it as a gouge in use. Which
is the problem with using it as a hollowing tool. If you have a narrow
piece, you can't get enough room to get the handle to the optimum of 70
degrees to the surface without hitting something. Limits to bottoms as a
bevel-guided cutting tool, and it's a poorly designed scraper with a brittle
stem as Steve says.

It's a one-trick pony at my house, since other tools do everything it can,
save the very bottoms of end-grain pieces, and most of them have other
advantages. For instance, a pointy gouge will plunge, cut, and eject
shavings throughout the useful range of the termite when hollowing, leaving
the fine-tuning to a scraper like the Sorby or Stewart.

That would be my recommendation. Fingernail or pointy gouge for initial
stock removal, followed by one of the scraper types. Termite as cash
permits, because it does make a touchy job easier for end-grain work like
boxes, goblets and such.

Unlike some other opinions I have seen elsewhere, I find the tool easy
to use and sharpen. I find it very good for hollowing. I also agree
with Darrel, that it may be worthwhile to just buy the ring bit, and
make the shaft and handle for the tool.

More than most tools, people seem to either really like or dislike this one.

Pete wrote:
Oneway has a tool called the Termite tool that I believe is primarily used
for hollowing. I was thinking about buying it and was wondering what you
opinions about it was.
Thanks

m wrote:
Unlike some other opinions I have seen elsewhere, I find the tool easy
to use and sharpen. I find it very good for hollowing. I also agree
with Darrel, that it may be worthwhile to just buy the ring bit, and
make the shaft and handle for the tool.


I think you are right. The best setup I saw for the termite by a guy
that swears by his was his home grown solution.

He mounted the small bit in a piece of 3/4" cold rolled steel and then
put a rubber bicycle grip on the non business end.

He mounted the large bit in a 1" thick piece of cold rolled steel with
something else as the grip. With the 1" bar he was able to hollow more
quickly than anything I had ever seen before or since.

Both round bars were tapered down to the profile of the bits and the
overall job looked like winner.

Robert

I would also recommend making a gate or restricted tool rest as a pivot
point for the tool. It really helps with hogging out the wood.

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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com

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m wrote:
Unlike some other opinions I have seen elsewhere, I find the tool easy
to use and sharpen. I find it very good for hollowing. I also agree
with Darrel, that it may be worthwhile to just buy the ring bit, and
make the shaft and handle for the tool.


I think you are right. The best setup I saw for the termite by a guy
that swears by his was his home grown solution.

He mounted the small bit in a piece of 3/4" cold rolled steel and then
put a rubber bicycle grip on the non business end.

He mounted the large bit in a 1" thick piece of cold rolled steel with
something else as the grip. With the 1" bar he was able to hollow more
quickly than anything I had ever seen before or since.

Both round bars were tapered down to the profile of the bits and the
overall job looked like winner.

Robert

"Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message
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I would also recommend making a gate or restricted tool rest as a pivot
point for the tool. It really helps with hogging out the wood.


Spoken like the true descendant of the hook-tool bowlmakers. They used to
lever on a pin. Makes sense, because they can't put their body in line with
it for power as with the gouge.

I have one of these termite tools, I find it mostly useless - it does what
it does just fine, but if the thing I am working on is shallow and has a big
opening, I can use a bowl gouge and hollow much faster. If it's deep, the
shaft is thin enough that it chatters and is no better than a scraper, and
the little ring gets filled with wood curls - and if I have a narrow
opening, there tool won't cut anywhere near the top of the vessle. I got it
at about 50% off, but for me it's mostly shelf-ware


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Hi Pete

The termite is a nice tool, works well, but it has a learning curve,
you can take very nice cuts in the bottom of boxes or vases, it works
best on end grain, here's a link to a site with additional info.
It is Herman de Vries website, go to tools and tips and you will find
some good info there on the termite, but also on more than just that, a
good site to bookmark, right next to Darrells

http://www.hdv.net/

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo
http://homepage.mac.com/l.vanderloo/PhotoAlbum30.html

Pete wrote:
Oneway has a tool called the Termite tool that I believe is primarily
used
for hollowing. I was thinking about buying it and was wondering what you
opinions about it was.
Thanks




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Just as a follow up to Bill I would like to add the benefit of building your
own hook tool. To get a Termite I would have to drive to Lee Valley, nearest
outlet, or maybe to Busy Bee which is about the same distance. In my case
this is an hour's drive each way. The cost of the tool is incremented by the
other goodies I would be unable to resist (temptation, temptation,
temptation) and the time is encremented by talking to all the folks there.
To make a hook tool with a half dozen hooks will take about an hour and
cost five bucks, new hooks a few cents each. As Bill will tell you, being a
fellow who builds stuff himself for the lathe, the fun is also in the
making. Less time, less money, and fun. I like it. Besides, if you do not
like the tool, a quick redrill, a new tip and you have an Oland.

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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS Canada
www.aroundthewoods.com

"William Noble" wrote in message
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I have one of these termite tools, I find it mostly useless - it does what
it does just fine, but if the thing I am working on is shallow and has a
big opening, I can use a bowl gouge and hollow much faster. If it's deep,
the shaft is thin enough that it chatters and is no better than a scraper,
and the little ring gets filled with wood curls - and if I have a narrow
opening, there tool won't cut anywhere near the top of the vessle. I got
it at about 50% off, but for me it's mostly shelf-ware


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Hi Pete

The termite is a nice tool, works well, but it has a learning curve,
you can take very nice cuts in the bottom of boxes or vases, it works
best on end grain, here's a link to a site with additional info.
It is Herman de Vries website, go to tools and tips and you will find
some good info there on the termite, but also on more than just that, a
good site to bookmark, right next to Darrells

http://www.hdv.net/

Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo
http://homepage.mac.com/l.vanderloo/PhotoAlbum30.html

Pete wrote:
Oneway has a tool called the Termite tool that I believe is primarily
used
for hollowing. I was thinking about buying it and was wondering what you
opinions about it was.
Thanks




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